"When we write, we are not doing something that hasn't been done before... We make a big mistake when we persist in this notion that every time someone writes it is an event that is unique in the history of the world - that everyone who writes has his or her very own style made up of totally unique ways of using words. Nonsense. Everything we do as writers, we have known in some fashing as readers first" Katie Wood RayWondrous Words, p. 18.
Day 3: Reading Like a Writer: Learning from Mentor Texts
Friday, December 4, 2009
The questions that will guide the agenda for this day include:
Special Guest: Susan Israel
Mentor Texts for Leads:
Mentor Texts for Powerful Endings:
"When we write, we are not doing something that hasn't been done before... We make a big mistake when we persist in this notion that every time someone writes it is an event that is unique in the history of the world - that everyone who writes has his or her very own style made up of totally unique ways of using words. Nonsense. Everything we do as writers, we have known in some fashing as readers first" Katie Wood RayWondrous Words, p. 18.